Sep 07 Israel steps up Gaza City attacks while Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in rare hit By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In Gaza City, the Israeli military on Sunday leveled another high-rise tower that housed hundreds of displaced Palestinians and urged people to move south as it intensifies its offensive on the city. Continue reading
Sep 06 Israel targets more high-rises in Gaza City, ordering residents stricken by famine to evacuate By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Israeli army issued evacuation orders and targeted high-rise buildings in famine-stricken Gaza City on Saturday, calling on Palestinians to move to the territory's south as it escalates operations ahead of a new offensive to seize the city of nearly 1 million. Continue reading
Sep 05 Israel strikes high-rise building as it sets sights on taking over Gaza City By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The military accuses Hamas of using high-rises for surveillance and plans more targeted strikes. Continue reading
Sep 04 Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Julia Frankel, Associated Press More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their incompatible demands for ending the fighting sparked by the militant group’s 2023 attack. Continue reading
Sep 03 UN criticizes Israel for dropping grenades near peacekeepers in southern Lebanon By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The peacekeeping force, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, described the Tuesday morning incident as “one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets” since the cessation of hostilities in November that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war. Continue reading
Sep 03 Israel launches satellite to expand its surveillance throughout the Middle East By Sam Metz, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press In addition to monitoring Iran, Israel gains reconnaissance capabilities in other parts of the Middle East as it conducts what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a “seven-front war,” with Israeli forces striking targets in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq… Continue reading
Sep 03 UAE warns Israel that annexation of West Bank would be ‘red line’ By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The UAE has warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries. Continue reading
Sep 03 With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press They are unsure where to go, when to leave and if they will ever return. Israel has declared Gaza City to be a combat zone while the military moves forward with plans to overtake it in a campaign to crush… Continue reading
Sep 02 Israel begins calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press The move came weeks after it said it would mobilize 60,000 and extend the service of an additional 20,000 already on active duty. Continue reading
Sep 01 Strikes across Gaza kill at least 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press Airstrikes and artillery shelling have echoed through Gaza City since Israel declared the territory's largest city a combat zone last week. Continue reading